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Leaders' Questions (21 Mar 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: We would also like to acknowledge the sadness that has been felt by many families and communities in recent days. I want to return to Thursday, 16 February, when the Taoiseach and a number of Ministers, officials and the media came to a hall in the north inner city to launch the report compiled by Mr. Kieran Mulvey. The immediate impetus for the report was a number of murders, some of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Facilities (21 Mar 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 111. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to close or move the training unit in operation in Mountjoy Prison; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13001/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Parks (21 Mar 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 645. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to increase the number of national parks here (details supplied); her views on whether more national parks would have a positive effect on the environment, wildlife and tourism; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14182/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Climate Change Policy (21 Mar 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 1148. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will report on current plans to progress a low carbon economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14177/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: EU Directives (21 Mar 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 1149. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the Environmental Protection Agency has plans to act upon calls from interested stakeholders regarding reducing supermarket packaging; and his views on whether this is an area in which Ireland could be a leader, similar to the plastic bag levy. [14179/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Water Pollution (21 Mar 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 1150. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the health risks of spreading dog faeces on fields (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14181/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (21 Mar 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 1169. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has proposed amending legislation to allow electric cars utilise preferential public parking and pay reduced parking fees on public metering in towns and cities, for example, in order to promote environmentally friendly modes of transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14178/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (21 Mar 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 1170. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if possible restrictions to diesel fuel motor vehicles could come into effect here, as seen in continental Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14180/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Services (21 Mar 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 1251. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of delays to commuter and DART services in Dublin between 2014 to 2017 to date due to signal faults or failures; and the initiatives under way to ensure that public transport runs as efficiently as possible to encourage it as a transport means. [14263/17]

Misuse of Drugs (Supervised Injecting Facilities) Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Mar 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Whenever I speak about drugs and addiction in this House I am reminded of my predecessor, the late former Deputy Tony Gregory who, from the time he came into the Dáil in 1982, was a lone voice for many years on drugs and addiction. At that time, officialdom was unaware, ignorant and indifferent to what was happening in our constituency. He used every opportunity to try to ensure these...

Commission of Investigation Announcement on Tuam Mother and Baby Home: Statements (9 Mar 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: We meet so many people, individuals and groups in our political lives, and there will always be some who will make a significant impact on us. For me, some of those people are the women I met from the Magdalen laundries and from the Association of Mixed Race Irish . I met the latter group several times over the years and with them I met the then Minister, Senator James Reilly. For me, it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Implications of Brexit for Irish Exports: Irish Exporters Association (9 Mar 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: The solutions cannot be left up to the Government alone. It behoves many other organisations, institutions and companies to be involved in providing solutions. My questions are very simple. Ms Byrne referred to opening up new routes to avoid the UK. Can she elaborate on that? What are the key factors for Ireland to gain more competitiveness as we go forward? Next week, our Ministers are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Implications of Brexit for Irish Exports: Irish Exporters Association (9 Mar 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Maybe they should also be thinking of France.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (9 Mar 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 18. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider examining the way to co-ordinate the roles of various Departments (details supplied) in relation to animal welfare issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12195/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bord na gCon (9 Mar 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 33. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of the loans, funding and-or payments paid out by Bord na gCon to the Irish Coursing Club or any of its affiliated coursing clubs; and the numbers employed in Bord na gCon and their roles. [12194/17]

National Educational Psychological Service: Motion [Private Members] (8 Mar 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I wish to share time Deputy Pringle.

National Educational Psychological Service: Motion [Private Members] (8 Mar 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: The motion recognises the reality in respect of psychological services for children in education. NEPS is seriously understaffed and a high number of DEIS schools do not have access to a NEPS psychologist for the purpose of carrying out an assessment. That means a financial strain on NEPS to pay for private psychologists. With regard to the new resource allocation model for allocating...

European Council Meeting: Statements (8 Mar 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Tá cúpla rud gur mhaith liom caint faoi san am atá agam. Tá dhá rud i gceist agam atá ag cur imní ar dhaoine. An chéad ceann ná CETA. We know CETA will apply provisionally from April, but we are told it will not be brought before the Dáil for ratification until a judgment has been handed down by the European Court of Justice on another...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Suicide Prevention (8 Mar 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 33. To ask the Minister for Health his plans, in conjunction with the Minister for Education and Skills, to implement a multi-pronged strategy to address the level of youth suicide here. [6761/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Hare Coursing (7 Mar 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 61. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the details of the methodology behind the figure that more than 99% of hares used for coursing meetings are released unharmed back into the wild as she has previously stated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11744/17]